Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today • Hacker News Board

Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today

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Post by romanzubenko » Thu, Jan 23, 2025, 7:33 PM UTC

Amazing outcome, congratulations! Back in 2015 working at Gusto as the first growth engineer I remember reading vwo blog to understand how a/b testing works.

Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today

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Post by ulf-77723 » Thu, Jan 23, 2025, 7:41 PM UTC

Congrats!

What have been your highest highs and lowest lows during this journey?

When Google discontinued their A/B Testing tool - was it surprising for you?

How has the CRO landscape changed out of your perspective in the last 15 years? 1st party tracking, serverside testing, etc.

Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today

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Post by adityapuranik » Thu, Jan 23, 2025, 7:41 PM UTC

Congratulations Paras!

Been following you for a while on Twitter, love the book recos!

Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today

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Post by marsven_422 » Thu, Jan 23, 2025, 7:45 PM UTC

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Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today

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Post by dcdgo » Thu, Jan 23, 2025, 7:46 PM UTC

Really inspiring to hear your success story Mr. Chopra. I showed it to my coworkers and we're all impressed.

Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today

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Post by dowager_dan99 » Thu, Jan 23, 2025, 7:47 PM UTC

phtrivier wrote: post #23

Good for you ! Are you completely exiting the company, or will you still run the product, if only in part ? Are you leaving a team behind ? I'm very curious about how to approach such a moment. There are so many horror stories where an acquisition ends up being "bad news" for teams and users alike - I hope this won't be the case here !

linked TC story says "owned 70%... retaining a small ownership"

Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today

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Post by gigatexal » Thu, Jan 23, 2025, 7:47 PM UTC

This post made my day. What a dope shoutout to everyone. Congrats to you! and your team and everyone who got paid.

Congrats again!

Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today

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Post by thiago_fm » Thu, Jan 23, 2025, 7:48 PM UTC

Holy shit you killed it! Congratulations.

You are an inspiration for us, that didn't make it (yet).

Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today

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Post by thiago_fm » Thu, Jan 23, 2025, 7:49 PM UTC

Holy shit, you've made it!

You are an inspiration for us, those who haven't made it. I've been around for a similar time and never even ran my own company.

I hope one day to hit a homerun like you did. You deserved it. Cheers!

Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today

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Post by prashp » Thu, Jan 23, 2025, 7:51 PM UTC

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